New Ghost in the Shell set pics featuring Scarlett Johansson & Pilou Asbęk

Rupert Sanders' live-action GHOST IN THE SHELL adaptation is currently filming in Hong Kong, and several photos from the production have surfaced online over at HK01 and Apple Daily. In addition to another glimpse at Scarlett Johansson as The Major and the first look at Pilou Asbæk as Batou, the images below also feature some extras and street market locations that give us a general idea of the visual style of the film.

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Synopsis:

GHOST IN THE SHELL follows the Major (Johansson), a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotics advancements in cyber technology.

How about we wait untilthe movie comes out....

My biggest problem is not that Scarlett is the lead actor. It's that this will be an oversimplification of a very deep, thoughtful, philosophical story in order to cash in on a titan of an anime series. I realize that GitS is probably too much for most Americans to handle in terms of understanding it, even I don't really get all of it, but it's still no excuse to gut the thing and cut out it's heart.

My biggest problem is not that Scarlett is the lead actor. It's that this will be an oversimplification of a very deep, thoughtful, philosophical story in order to cash in on a titan of an anime series. I realize that GitS is probably too much for most Americans to handle in terms of understanding it, even I don't really get all of it, but it's still no excuse to gut the thing and cut out it's heart.